What's coming in the next map update

[mvl]

I've been attempting to understand the teleatlas press releases and product info, to try to understand how it impacts tomtoms. Seems us mapsharers are going to be a bit disappointed in the next release.

Map v815 (released 11/11/08) was based on teleatlas release 2008.08.

The upcoming release will probably be based on Teleatlas release 2008.10:
http://www.teleatlas.com/stellent/groups/public/documents/content/ta_ct020648.pdf

The link says:
"The first integration of community feedback"
and
"more than 20,000 improvements on the direction of traffic flow and street names resulting from community feedback."

So it appears it only have our mapshare updates for 1-ways and street names (the "easy changes").

The recently announced 2009.02 database is "the first map database to contain new and adjusted roads based on feedback from map users", and based on the tomtom release schedule, won't be out until the may map update. This May update is the one I'm excited about, because it used tomtom's "submit anonymous data" to statistically reposition and create new roads (the stuff we can't correct on our own in mapshare).

So for now, all we'll probably have to look forward to on the February map is whatever the tomtom/teleatlas trucks happenned to find (and hopefully better historical speeds). The vast community-based new road updates will probably be 3 months later.

 

[equlizer]

so they should be released this month sometime? I just bought the Go 730 and updated to the 8.15 maps. If the new ones come out in the next few weeks, can i get them too for free?

 

[Bama Rambler]

Sorry, Only one kick at the can allowed. If you've already used your LMG (latest map garrantee) you'll have to pay fot the next one even if it comes out the same day you used it.

 

[always-coke]

Thats a little Dissapointing On TomTom's part They do state if a new map comes out within 30days of buying your tomtom you will get the new map if one is released.

I just bought a go 630 and was under that impression.

 

[RobertB]

The folks at TomTom support seem to have some leeway, so maybe if you have proof of purchase, you'll be able to get your upgrade after all? Ask nicely.